结核病是一种常见、慢性传染病,对患者的身心健康有着严重的影响,特别是老年人,他们的心理表现更为复杂,常因周边邻居、朋友、家庭等社会压力影响疾病的治疗。有文献报道,肺结核患者大多存在不同程度的心理健康问题,患者的心理健康状况对疾病的发生发展和转归有着重要的影响[1] Tuberculosis is a common and chronic infectious disease that has a serious impact on the patient’s physical and mental health. Especially for the elderly, their psychological manifestations are more complicated and often affected by the social pressure of neighboring neighbors, friends and families. It has been reported in the literature that most patients with tuberculosis have different levels of mental health problems and their mental health status has an important impact on the occurrence, development and prognosis of the disease [1]